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[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 hours ago

In related US News: Trump intervention at Columbia alarms defenders of academic freedom.

Federal officials told the university it must immediately place its Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies Department under "academic receivership for a minimum of five years." The demand was among several described as conditions for receiving federal funding, including $400 million already pulled over allegations of antisemitism

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

5. Does your organization encourage free speech and encourage open debate and free sharing of information? [yes/no]

1. If yes, please explain

Yeah, right: "please explain so that we can curtail your free speech if it clashes with ours"

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I hope my fellow Aussies say no, they align with Australia's interests.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago

Unfortunately I'm going to have to tell him to fuck off :(

[–] [email protected] 4 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

But then lose the funding. Which might be seen as fair except that the funding was arranged before Trump so withdrawing it is tantamount to vandalism.

Besides, most of the funding is probably for apolitical projects. Apolitical projects cannot respond "not relevant" because only yes/no is offered. So indeed they are asking everyone to to affirm fascist Trumpism.

I know it is hard on a phone to read the embedded questionnaire so here is the actual PDF which might give you more screen real-estate to work with.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 day ago

Orange dictator, go fuck yourself.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So thats how we know who they are

[–] [email protected] 3 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Those who don't respond favourably must pin a yellow patch on their chest.

EDIT: Turns out Trump is fond of the pink triangle patch Nazis used to pin on gays. It is so hard to write satire nowadays.